China -Allg. Sammelthread Streitkräfte

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FY04 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PRC MILITARY POWER

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(...) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is embarked on an ambitious, long-term
military modernization effort to develop capabilities to fight and win short-duration,
high- intensity conflicts along its periphery. China’s defense modernization is broad
reaching, encompassing the transformation of virtually all aspects of the military
establishment, to include weapon systems, operational doctrine, institution building, and
personnel reforms. China values military power to defend economic interests, secure
territorial claims, and build political influence commensurate with its status as a regional
power with global aspirations. In recent years, the PLA has accelerated reform and
modernization in response to the central leadership’s concerns that developments across
the Taiwan Strait could put at risk Beijing’s objectives for Taiwan unification. (...)